Kaffe Fassett's Quilts in Burano: Designs Inspired by a Venetian Island -- Kaffe

<p><em><strong>Kaffe Fassett</strong></em> uses the colorful <em>Venetian island of Burano to </em>form the backdrop of another stunning collection of new quilt designs from the Kaffe Fassett Studio. </p> <p>In this 22nd installment of <em><strong>Kaffe Fassett's</strong> </em>ever-popular series of patchwork and quilting books, the <em>quilts have been photographed on location in Burano</em>, a tiny island in <strong>Italy's Venetian archipelago</strong>, famous for its lace making but also for its <em>brilliantly painted houses in a myriad jewel colors</em>.</p> <p>The <strong>colorful house walls</strong>, sometimes distressed and occasionally decorated with murals, form the backdrop, along with the canals, bridges, and boats of this special Venetian island, to another wonderful selection of <strong><em>Kaffe's </em>new quilt designs</strong>.</p> <p>The <strong>collection of 19 quilts</strong> features both <em>new fabric designs</em> from the Kaffe Collective and some of his Classics. Bali Brocade makes a fantastic background to <strong>Kaffe's sumptuous Shimmer Star</strong> <strong>quilt</strong> with its ripples of pattern in contrasting prints. His <strong>two versions</strong> of a very simple quilt, comes in <strong>two very different colorways</strong>. <em>Hot Steps </em>is a riot of color, whereas by contrast its sister quilt, <em>Cool Steps</em>, in dusty blues, greens, and greys has an dreamy quality. Liza Prior Lucy's rich and dark <strong>Turkish Coffee qui